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    Rats

    I have been dealing with rats for months now. The last week they have killed 2 full size laying hens. Dragged them as far down the hole they can go. I have tried the ratinator, the bucket trap method and the ratx corn mix poison stuff that is safe for livestock. I am literally surrounded by...
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    ISO Blue laced red Wyandotte chicks

    Hi all! I am located in Western NY and looking for possible breeders of blue laced red wyandottes. I am looking to get them in the spring but would like to explore my breeder options. I have been wanting to add these to flock for what seems like forever. Thanks in advance!
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    Three roosters looking for new home

    I have two roosters that were hatched the last week of August 2019. They are two black ones pictured, they are a mix of austrolorp and bcm. Both are non aggressive towards humans. The white one pictured was just hatched February 26th of 2021. Breed is unknown, hatching egg batch was listed as...
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    Rehoming 3 Roosters

    I have three roosters that we hatched the second to last week of August 2020. All three have shown no aggression towards humans at all, I just have way too many roosters and my hens are taking the blunt of it. They are pretty decent sized boys...breed is a bit mixed as they were all different...
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    Farm Animal Wooden Signs

    In May of 2020 I started selling my handmade items. I am slowly turning more into wood signs as I have a lot more fun with them and the possibilities are almost endless. Most of my inspiration comes from my chickens and that has since become the name of my business.."TheRusticHenhouse" which...
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    Hen that doesn't know where to lay...

    I have a BC Maran that just started laying, I have 6 and I am not sure which one it is as all of them are laying except one or two. This mystery layer ALWAYS lays on the ground in the open area that we are planning on turning into their run off the barn. I have tried leaving everyone in the coop...
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    Zone 6?

    Hello! Is there any zone 6 peeps in here?? I am new to gardening and want to make sure I am starting everything when I should be. I attempted last year but ended up killing everything once I separated the seedlings (I was told to do about 4 plants per container) and they ended up getting...
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    Antibiotics?

    Hello, I posted the other day...(https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/i-am-lost-at-this-point.1344000/) My girl was doing good this morning but now I am thinking more respiratory since other chickens were sneezing this morning, the hen in question is breathing slower, and her eyes keep...
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    I am lost at this point!!

    Hello, so a couple days ago I had brought a hen in for sneezing. It was recommended that I use vet Rx first, as there were no other symptoms of anything. She was fine for the last two days, this morning when I let everyone out I noticed her in a very dark corner and you could tell she was...
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    Flock Party feed?

    I was just at TSC last night and noticed that they had a whole shelf dedicated to Flock party. I know they have the mealworms and what not, but I have never seen the actual feed! Has anyone tried it?
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    Vet Rx Help

    Hello! I have a hen sneezing that's very high pitched. She did it a couple times this morning and my husband said she hasn't done it since. I did have him bring her in away from the rest just in case. I bought Vet Rx, how to I use it the instructions are confusing. Can I put it in their drinking...
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    RHODE ISLAND RED ROOSTERS

    Our little hobby farm has two roosters that we need gone They have never shown any aggression towards people, and are great roosters except they kept attacking just one hen. We are thinking it's because the hen won't submit to them. Any other hen they are great with, it's just this one hen. We...
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    Who keeps track of eggs collected?

    Hello! I was wondering if anyone else likes to keep track of the eggs they collect during the day! If so, how do you prefer to do it? I have a couple apps on my phone but I am not too fond of them as my husband also collects eggs also and you can't have one account linked on two phones. I have...
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    Goldfish?!

    Hello! I am a member of BYC on Facebook and saw that someone mentioned a couple weeks ago about goldfish in the waterers?! I can't seem to find the post again so I decided to come here for answers! So basically whats the point in putting fish in with the water and is there any benefits to it...
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    Barn coop?

    Hey everyone, I have an old run down barn I plan on fixing up real nice and putting my coop in one of the stall areas. The barn has an open layout but has 1 smaller stall type area and a large stall in the back. Has anyone every converted a stall into their coop? I am trying to picture ideas but...
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    Terrified chicks??

    Hey everyone! My fiance and I got chicks about a week and a half to 2 weeks ago. The chicks are roughly 3 weeks this week and deathly afraid of us. I try to handle them when I am in the room or whenever I am cleaning, feeding or watering. Is there anything I can do to make them not so scared...
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    We are back again!

    Hey everyone! I grew up raising chickens and once a fox got into our coop we just never got anymore:( Fast-forward a couple of years, I now own my own little piece of heaven with my fiance and we just recently got ten chicks:weeand we couldn't be happier! He is new to chickens and is learning...
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